Feeling stuck in your research field or regretting your choice

[jamalkoiyess]

Does any researcher/scholar/professor here ever feel stuck with the field they have chosen to pursue? Do you ever feel it's too late to switch or regret not choosing something else while studying?

 

[symbolipoint]

YES.

The situation like that can be just as bad in industry.

 

[S.G. Janssens]

No, not really, but I do regret that one life time is not enough to learn everything I find interesting, even when just considering mathematics, let alone everything else. So, I hope for immortality (without dementia) or reincarnation (into a reasonably intelligent life form).

 

[wukunlin]

I couldn't find a job I enjoy with what I graduated, so I self studied and made a successful career change with some luck. I do wish I chose something different in University but there was no way to know.